Northumbria to freeze pay if staff refuse TPS-USS pension switch
University says moving employees from more expensive scheme will save it up to £11 million a year
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Northumbria staff threaten to strike over plan to switch pensions
Industrial action also planned at University of Derby as rows over employment conditions deepen
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Universities fear £50 million hit from budget ‘pensions tax’
Cost to sector ‘significant’ as reports say chancellor planning to limit tax-free contributions
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Ucea to take over employers’ USS pensions role
Body that negotiates on behalf of universities in pay talks to take on new remit from Universities UK
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USS chief executive paid close to £1 million in first full year
Carol Young’s salary boosted by bonus and buy-out clause as fund gears up for 2026 valuation
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USS pension contribution rates set to drop from January
Employers and members likely to save considerable sums sooner than expected as changes sped up due to improving finances
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Pension reforms: a response from the USS
Group CEO of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Bill Galvin outlines the processes and procedures involved in the pension scheme valuation
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USS whistleblower sacked from pension fund board ‘unlawfully’
Jane Hutton tells tribunal that months of her concerns being rebuffed forced her to become a whistleblower and disclose information to outside sources
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Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes
University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute
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Go faster on cutting pension contributions, universities urge USS
Vice-chancellors express ‘near unanimous’ support for lowering costs and restoring benefits, and want it to happen more quickly than scheduled
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The USS’ money down the drain on Thames Water should cause a stink
Pension scheme members are entitled to ask why so much was lost and why the raw sewage continues to flow into rivers, says Bernard Casey
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Staff pushed into early retirement face pensions ‘cliff edge’
Staff in their late fifties offered voluntary severance may feel that they have no choice but to accept, but it could cost them thousands of pounds in pension payments
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‘No regrets’ as USS set to reverse pension cuts and payment hikes
Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain
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USS bonanza fails to reward its pensioners
Bonuses paid to investment staff working within the sector's main pension scheme almost doubled as it closed its final salary scheme to new members.